CBSE Class 12 · English · Flamingo / Vistas
The Rattrap
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Class 12 English.
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About the author
Selma Lagerlöf. Poor peddler sees world as rattrap; kindness of ironmaster's daughter Edla turns him human - returns stolen money as Christmas gift.
Summary
World is rattrap; life is bait.
World is rattrap; life is bait.
Lonely crofter hosts him; peddler steals money.
Lonely crofter hosts him; peddler steals money.
Lost in forest; ironmaster mistakes him for old comrade.
Lost in forest; ironmaster mistakes him for old comrade.
Daughter invites ragged man to Christmas despite exposure.
Daughter invites ragged man to Christmas despite exposure.
Touched by dignity, he sleeps peacefully.
Touched by dignity, he sleeps peacefully.
Returns stolen cash with rattrap and thank-you letter.
Returns stolen cash with rattrap and thank-you letter.
Hard words & meanings
| peddler | itinerant seller |
| rattrap | trap for rats |
| bait | lure |
| consolation | comfort |
| ameliorate | improve |
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